{
  "dataset": "Broward and Miami-Dade Building Recertification Rules",
  "license": "https://fortisbss.com/terms",
  "dateModified": "2026-08-25",
  "source": "https://fortisbss.com/broward-vs-miami-dade-recertification",
  "records": [
    {
      "county": "Broward",
      "summary": "Broward County requires recertification at 25 years from the Certificate of Occupancy and every 10 years after.",
      "trigger": "25 years, then every 10",
      "initialYears": 25,
      "recurrenceYears": 10,
      "authority": "Broward County Building Safety Inspection Program (BSIP) — Florida Building Code, Broward Edition, Section 110.15, administered by the Board of Rules and Appeals",
      "agency": "Broward County Board of Rules and Appeals (Building Safety Inspection Program), enforced through the municipal building department with jurisdiction",
      "verified": "2026-08-25",
      "note": "Formerly known as the 40-year recertification; 25 years is the current and only trigger."
    },
    {
      "county": "Miami-Dade",
      "summary": "Miami-Dade County requires recertification of buildings of three or more habitable stories: three-story-or-higher condominiums and cooperatives with a Certificate of Occupancy of 1998 or later within Miami-Dade’s 3-mile coastal zone trigger recertification at 25 years; all other qualifying buildings trigger at 30 years, and every 10 years after (Miami-Dade County Code §8-11(f)(ii)(1)).",
      "trigger": "30 years, then every 10 (25 for coastal condominiums and cooperatives)",
      "initialYears": 30,
      "recurrenceYears": 10,
      "coastalInitialYears": 25,
      "authority": "Miami-Dade County Code §8-11(f)(ii)(1), 2022 ordinance (matter Y2022/220166)",
      "agency": "Miami-Dade County Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources, Building Recertification Section, and municipal building departments with jurisdiction",
      "verified": "2026-08-25",
      "note": "The 2022 ordinance shortened the former 40-year cycle, effective 1 June 2022."
    }
  ]
}